– Never before in the history of Poland has such large funds been provided for the modernization of the army, emphasized Deputy Minister of Defense Michał Wiśniewski, pointing out that a record amount of PLN 524 billion was allocated for the modernization of the Polish army. The deputy head of the Ministry of National Defense declared the readiness of the Polish government to cooperate with foreign partners.

Global ratings agency Fitch has confirmed Poland's long-term rating at the 'A-' level with stable outlook. "Poland had a diversified economy, a fairly sound macroeconomic framework and slightly lower public debt levels compared to its peers" - Fitch said in a statement late on Friday.  

Retired general Petr Pavel scored a narrow win over ex-premier Andrej Babis in the first round of the Czech presidential election on Saturday. Petr Pavel. Photo by Vit Simanek/CTK/PAP

- Someone in Brussels should finally say: "people, we've screwed this up", let's stop it, because it will be a big problem. If this were to happen, energy prices would immediately fall, and with it, inflation would immediately be halved - Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said today in his regular address on Kossuth Rádió.  

- We are very dependent on foreign countries for energy, this dependence must be relaxed - said Hungarian Energy Minister Csaba Lantos. Photo by Steven z Pixabay  (JAP)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki took part in Saturday's gala evening in Bratislava on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of independent Slovakia. Photo by MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Zoltán Fischer  

Magyar Posta is lifting the closure of 45 post offices in 32 municipalities after agreements have been reached with the local authorities on operational costs, the company said on Monday. The company is now running 2,233 post offices nationwide. Photo by MTI/ Imre Faludi (JAP)

“Our answer to the question of whether we are on the good or bad side of history is that we are on the Hungarian side of history. We support and help Ukraine, we have an interest in the survival of a sovereign Ukraine, and we have an interest in Russia not posing a security threat to Europe. However, we have no interest in surrendering all our economic relations with Russia.

“We do not believe in a superstate of 27 EU member states. We want a return of a union of homelands" - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in an interview for the Italian newspaper "La Stampa". Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki. Photo by Andrzej Lange / PAP (JAP)

- This was Hungary's most difficult year since the regime change, but the country delivered an extraordinary performance - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at Wednesday's government briefing. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Photo by SZILARD KOSZTICSAK / MTI / PAP / EPA (JAP)

The investment record in Hungary has been broken again this year, with investments reaching €6.4 billion, surpassing previous records in 2019 and 2021.  Péter Szijjártó (left) and Park Jin in Seoul. Photo by YONHAP / YNA / PAP/EPA (JAP)

The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania signed an agreement in Bucharest on Saturday to build an underwater electric cable under the Black Sea. Viktor Orbán, Ilham Aliyev, Nicolae Ciuca and Irakli Garibasvili during the agreement signing ceremony. Photo by MTI/Biuro Prasowe Premiera/Zoltán Fischer